Heartfelt Stories about Beanie Babies and Those Who Collect Them

By Pamela Knapp

Everyone knows you can make money with Beanie Babies RM . Now the true stories in Heartfelt Stories About Beanie Babies RM and Those Who Collect Them show what makes them priceless. This inspiring anthology offers nearly 200 stories from collectors ages 9-79 whose lives have been changed by Beanie Babies RM . Readers of all ages will be amazed at how Beanie Babies RM have functioned as motivating coaches, teachers, therapists and emotional healers, benefactors, trouble-shooters, nurses, matchmakers, companions, and family counselors. They'll read about: -- The mother who found a way to face the trauma of chemotherapy-- The nine-year-old boy who started a mission to help the homeless-- The dying father who discovered a reason to smile-- The long-standing friendship that magically turned to love and marriage and many more heartfelt stories. This book is the first to explore the remarkable ways Beanie Babies RM have changed people's lives, documenting the everlasting legacy of the most popular collectible of all time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0966992393
• ISBN13: 9780966992397
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Beckett Publishing
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

"Must" reading for all Beanie Babies owners & collectors.

Heartfelt Stories About Beanie Babies And Those Who Collect Them is a wonderfully engaging anthology of almost two hundred stories about Beanie Babies collectors ranging in age from 9 to 79. Readers will be amazed at how Beanie Babies have been used by motivating coaches, teachers, counselors, nurses, and even matchmakers. This memorable and unique compendium of true stories of Beanie Babies collectors including the mother who found a way to face the trauma of chemotherapy; the nine-year-old boy who started a mission to help the homeless, the dying father who discovered a reason to smile, the long-standing friendship that transformed into love and marriage, and many more diverse and heartfelt stories. These stories are as much to be valued and appreciated as the Beanie Babies themselves.

A book that warms your heart and soul!

Heartfelt Stories About Beanie Babies and Those Who Collect ThemHeartfelt Stories warms the hearts and souls of its readers. It's a "collection" of stories from "collectors" of beanie babies, people young and old from all walks of life, who help remind us through their tales that it is the small things that come in little packages that have a biggest impact on peoples' quality of life. Some stories are sad, some are funny, some are nail biting, some are hip, some are quirky, all are inspirational. It's a true page-turner, one to enjoy during the comfort of your own private time or to share with your children as bedtime stories. What I really loved about this book too is that it illustrates how beanie babies became the phenomenon that they are today and will be for years to come. It amazed me when I'd be driving past a store that was expecting a shipment of beanie babies and there'd be a line a mile long of people waiting to be the first inside. I don't have children of my own so I never had the occasion to purchase a beanie baby. Or so I thought. After read ing Heartfelt Stories, I came to understand why people love them so much. The good news is I may not have beanie babies, but I have Heartfelt Stories, so in some way, I feel connected to the phenomenon and to the magic. I hope Pamela Knapp writes a second edition. I'd ask to be a contributor this time. I'd tell her about the time I was coming home from a business trip and my flight was delayed for three hours. I sat in the gate next to these two little sisters who filled their world for three hours playing with their beanie babies. That was two years before Heartfelt Stories came out. But I remember at that time wishing I was young again and being so creative. See, beanie babies do that to you. They pull at your heartstrings and make you reflect why it's so great to be alive.